Japan economy showing signs of positive growth

There are signs the economy is improving in Japan and technology continues to be a growth area. However, an increasing number of Japanese companies still face bankruptcy. Lawrence Chui, senior portfolio manager at Lombard Odier, says: "From a macro top-down perspective, it is still very patchy. However, although the economy is slowing, which reflects the global environment, there are still signs of positive growth." Hisae Toews, fund analyst for Japanese mutual funds at Fidelity, says: "The economy is growing slowly. Third quarter GDP has expanded by 1% and growth for the year 2000 was 1...